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Ruthiepa
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OMG, Same things here. I was on Zoloft for 3 years and had two switch to this generic stuff and honestly is does not work. I think I am having withdraws of zoloft and feel as if I am only taking sugar pills now. My heart is beating fast and irregular and the mood swings are HORRIBLE.! How do we report this ??
I am calling my doctor in the morning @
snows torm wrote:
Has anyone had side effects from switching from Zoloft to generic sertraline, such as dizziness, heart beat irregularity, depression
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Ruthiepa
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vesta wrote: The generic drug contains the same active ingredients as its brand name. THe only difference is the inactive ingredients. This has been tested and proved by the FDA. Theres nothing wrong with sertraline it's all psycological. WELL I DID NOT KMOW I ACTUALLY SWITCHED TO A GENERIC FORM, I JUST THOUGHT THE SHAPE CHANGED UNTIL I STARTED FEELING PISSY AND SAD AND HAVING HEART ISSUES AND THEN LOOKED AT MY BOTTLE AND NOTICED i WAS GIVEN SOMETHING ELSE AND CALLED TO FIND OUT IT WAS GENERIC. IT DOES NOT WORK.
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Ann
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I came online looking to see if anyone else was having trouble with the generic form. I'm definitely returning to the brand name.
Why don't the manufacturers use the same ingredients (active and inactive), the same "recipe" if you will, that Pfizer uses?
It would be a huge help to me dollar wize to use the generic, but I know I can not afford to struggle with the depression and anxiety on a daily basis.
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Jeffrey
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My anxiety and obsessive thoughts have been worse since I started Sertaline about two weeks ago. I too came here looking for other's opinions. I know many will say that there is no difference in the generic and Zoloft and that any anxieties are unfounded. All I know is that I do not feel as comfortable on Sertaline as I did on Zoloft. Zoloft did magnificent work for me and I am willing to do anything to get back on it. Good luck to all of you.
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deb
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Ruthiepa wrote: <quoted text>
WELL I DID NOT KMOW I ACTUALLY SWITCHED TO A GENERIC FORM, I JUST THOUGHT THE SHAPE CHANGED UNTIL I STARTED FEELING PISSY AND SAD AND HAVING HEART ISSUES AND THEN LOOKED AT MY BOTTLE AND NOTICED i WAS GIVEN SOMETHING ELSE AND CALLED TO FIND OUT IT WAS GENERIC. IT DOES NOT WORK. I just wanted to reply to the person who keeps saying there is no difference between the generic and Zoloft. If you would please READ our posts you would notice some of us didn't even know we were given the generic but weren't feeling well and then realized we'd been switched. It's NOT psychological and I will not take the generic again.
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john henry
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My daughters been taking the generic for about 3 months now, she hasn't noticed a difference. She takes 150 mg/24. She takes it for depression.
Has anyone considered the time of year that it is might be causing some of the extra anxiety and depression? Just a thought.
Another thing I'm wondering is if many of you who are having a problem may be on to low of a dose. That along with the stress of the holiday???
Maybe???
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wasobi
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Jeffrey wrote: My anxiety and obsessive thoughts have been worse since I started Sertaline about two weeks ago. I too came here looking for other's opinions. I know many will say that there is no difference in the generic and Zoloft and that any anxieties are unfounded. All I know is that I do not feel as comfortable on Sertaline as I did on Zoloft. Zoloft did magnificent work for me and I am willing to do anything to get back on it. Good luck to all of you. I also had depression and obsessive thoughts but thru luck or fate I found two things that worked,one was a glyconutrient(ambrotose,nutrat ose,glycomannan);the other was a mangosteen product(Mangoxan,Xango etc.)No more Zoloft for me thanks.The Columbine massacre was commited by eric harris who was taking this drug at that time.It pumps up your seratine in your brain up to a 100 times its normal level.I say go natural if you can.
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Amanda
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john henry wrote: My daughters been taking the generic for about 3 months now, she hasn't noticed a difference. She takes 150 mg/24. She takes it for depression.
Has anyone considered the time of year that it is might be causing some of the extra anxiety and depression? Just a thought.
Another thing I'm wondering is if many of you who are having a problem may be on to low of a dose. That along with the stress of the holiday???
Maybe??? I agree. I'd been on Zoloft 2 years before the pharmacist told me there was a generic form of the drug, which happened to cost me $14 instead of $42 a month for Zoloft. I took 50mg of Zoloft, and I currently take 50mg of Sertraline. I have experienced absolutely no difference in the drugs at all, and I was switched back in August. I'm a very busy college student with diagnosed anxiety and depression. Again...I've experienced no problems with the drug.
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wasobi
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john henry wrote: My daughters been taking the generic for about 3 months now, she hasn't noticed a difference. She takes 150 mg/24. She takes it for depression.
Has anyone considered the time of year that it is might be causing some of the extra anxiety and depression? Just a thought.
Another thing I'm wondering is if many of you who are having a problem may be on to low of a dose. That along with the stress of the holiday???
Maybe??? Take Ambrotose or Nutratose,one is from Mannatech, the other from Techmedica.Fantastic!!!!!
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vesta
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wow. I have to say, it is really really stupid to not read your labels. Pharmacists can make mistakes they even know that, You should always look at your labels, what if it was something you couldn't take, the tech messed up or something. And you felt fine until you looked at the label. That is amazing. Yes everyone is different, and everyone reacts different, if you can't take it then don't, no one is forcing you to take meds that you can handle.
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deb
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vesta wrote: wow. I have to say, it is really really stupid to not read your labels. Pharmacists can make mistakes they even know that, You should always look at your labels, what if it was something you couldn't take, the tech messed up or something. And you felt fine until you looked at the label. That is amazing. Yes everyone is different, and everyone reacts different, if you can't take it then don't, no one is forcing you to take meds that you can handle. Just to clarify, no I did not feel fine and couldn't figure out why and then I noticed the zoloft bottle. My dr. wrote it for Zoloft, they filled it generic and then my insurance co. would not change it. I haven't had a panic attack in 2 years, Sat. after being on the generic 10 days I had a full blown panic attack. Yes, I will always look at the bottle now before opening but the pharmacy should have filled the way the prescription was written and it wasn't for generic.
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Jeffrey
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I just had a talk with my phrmacist and she said that she has quite a few customers who cannot take the generic form of well known drugs. It seems that though the chemical ingedients are exactly the same, the compounds and other fillers are different. This small difference can cause quite a major change in the drug's efficacy on certain patients. The key is to get the doctor to prescribe the name brand specifically and to not check the option to replace with generic if available.
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deb
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Jeffrey wrote: I just had a talk with my phrmacist and she said that she has quite a few customers who cannot take the generic form of well known drugs. It seems that though the chemical ingedients are exactly the same, the compounds and other fillers are different. This small difference can cause quite a major change in the drug's efficacy on certain patients. The key is to get the doctor to prescribe the name brand specifically and to not check the option to replace with generic if available. I just wanted to add that in fact my dr. did just that but the pharmacist filled it as generic. They said there is a new law that requires the Dr. to put on the prescription a statement that says I medically require the true Zoloft Brand and not generic. Well, my Dr. did not know that. Then when they faxed my Dr., he wrote the stupid statement but my prescription coverage will not let me fill it as I just had the generic filled. So now I have to wait 30 days and then they will give me the Zoloft. I'm borrowing from a friend until then, I will NOT take the generic again. So beware.
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vesta
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When you have your md fill out your scripts make sure that he/she writes DAW on the face on the script. By law if you or the md doesn't state brand only the pharmacist has to fill it generically. It doesn't matter if it written as the brand. They have to do it. Just make sure that the md states. Brand Name Only or brand medically necessary, every time you get a new script. And clarify with your pharmacies, mail or retail, if they require any other instructions.
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Jen
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Ruthiepa wrote: OMG, Same things here. I was on Zoloft for 3 years and had two switch to this generic stuff and honestly is does not work. I think I am having withdraws of zoloft and feel as if I am only taking sugar pills now. My heart is beating fast and irregular and the mood swings are HORRIBLE.! How do we report this ??
I am calling my doctor in the morning @
<quoted text> Same thing! I just figured this out after almost 6 weeks of being on this generic. I feel like someone has taken me off of Zoloft COLD TURKEY! I am shaking uncontrollably, anxiety and dreams are back, my skin feels like it is sunburned all over but no marks--headaches and dizziness. This has been slowly coming on since I switched--but I kept thinking it was in my head! NO MORE! I switched back to Zoloft today and hope to feel back to normal soon. Sertraline generic may work for some....but it brought me back to the devastating state I was in 2 1/2 years ago after giving birth! Luckily I could switch back easily after contacting the pharmacy....but I do have to pay a larger co-pay! Good luck.
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WillowsAunt
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I've been on generic zoloft for about 2 weeks now. I could feel the weepiness starting after about 1 week but today, the damn broke! Crying, shaking, irritability, palpatations... Basically a TOTAL WRECK!!! I've NEVER been one to have a problem with ANY generic drug but this is UNBELIEVABLE that whomever markets this drug claims that it is chemically exact to zoloft when it obviously IS NOT! I hate to be the predictor of this, but I can see futuer suicides from this problem if patients don't figure it out before it's too late!
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Denise Florence Montana
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I too noticed a difference on the generic form of zoloft. It is not working for me it is if as though I am not taking any meds at all. I tried it a few weeks ago and had a bad experience I thought I would give it another chance, however I am in bad shape very depressed and unable to stay focused.
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deb
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I don't know if it will make a difference but I reported MY problem with generic zoloft to the FDA. There is an area online on the FDA site that you can post comments about medicine. All I know is I can't go back to living with panic attacks on a daily basis and the real zoloft has calmed that down to the point I can have some kind of a life. I just hope people will not try to force their way thru taking the generic thinking something is wrong with THEM, its not them, its the medicine!
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Jen
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Can anyone tell me how long it will take for the regular Zoloft to kick in again after stopping the generic. This waiting is horrible!
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deb
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Jen wrote: Can anyone tell me how long it will take for the regular Zoloft to kick in again after stopping the generic. This waiting is horrible! Hi, I can't tell you how long it will take for you, but I took the generic for only 10 days and it took a few days of the real Zoloft to make things feel alittle more back to the way it felt before. How long did you take the generic, maybe a pharmacist could answer that question for certain for you, good luck.
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